Sight meaning

What does “sight” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“sight” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an instance of visual perception.

sight

an instance of visual perception
“the sight of his wife brought him back to reality”
“the train was an unexpected sight”
anything that is seen
“he was a familiar sight on the television”
“they went to Paris to see the sights”
the ability to see; the visual faculty
Synonymsvision visual sense visual modality
a range of mental vision
“in his sight she could do no wrong”
the range of vision
“out of sight of land”
Synonymsken
the act of looking or seeing or observing
“he tried to get a better view of it”
“his survey of the battlefield was limited”
Synonymsview survey
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
“a batch of letters”
“a deal of trouble”
Synonymsbatch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot

catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
“he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge”
Synonymsspy
take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University